Winamp is a free multimedia player made by Nullsoft. It supports numerous audio and video formats. It also plays streamed video and audio content, both live and recorded, authored worldwide. It has an extremely customizable media library, and allows you to rip and burn your favorite music CDs. Winamp has thousands of skins and plug-ins that allow you to change the look-and-feel of the player, as well as add new features. The player also has access to thousands of free songs, videos and online radio stations from SHOUTcast Radio and AOL Radio with XM.

Winamp 5.5, the 10th Anniversary Edition, adds a host of new features, including a new integrated user interface (Bento skin), support for album art, improved syncing with portable music players, new dynamic playlists, and an integrated browser for playing MP3 files from the Web.

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Nero 8 is a software solution that brings the digital world to your PC with features that make it fun and easy to create multimedia projects with high-quality, professional results. Create MP3 mixes and edit vacation videos in High Definition format. Share content around the world with simple Internet upload functions. Burn a disc with just one click, and then enjoy it in any room in your house with versatile streaming features. Rest easy knowing your data is safe in the event of a system crash or a damaged disc. Nero 8 lets you live the digital life with cutting-edge technology and world-class features.

New features in version 8

• Direct access to all features from the project launcher
• High Definition format support
• Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 streaming features
• Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD burning support
• SecurDisc data protection support
• Copy a disc with just one click
• Graphics optimized for Windows Vista
• Continual free updates

Included applications

• Nero Mobile
• Nero Home 3 Media Management System
• Nero Scout Database Technology
• Nero StartSmart 8 One-Click Project Launcher
• Nero Burning ROM 8 Expert CD and DVD Burning
• Nero Express 8 Easy Interface CD and DVD Burning
• Nero WaveEditor 4 Audio Editing and Recording
• Nero SoundTrax 3 Professional Audio Mixing
• Nero Vision 5 Video Editing and Authoring
• Nero Recode 2 The World?s Fastest Video Converter
• Nero ShowTime 4 DVD and Multimedia Player
• Nero MediaHome 3 UPnPTM Streaming Solution
• Nero ControlCenter Simplified Customization and Configuration
• Nero PhotoSnap Photo Editing
• Nero PhotoSnap Viewer Photo Viewing
• Nero CoverDesigner 3 CD and DVD Label Design
• Nero BackItUp 3 Complete Backup Solution
• Nero ImageDrive 3 Virtual Drive Setup
• Nero DiscSpeed 4 Improve Optical Drive Performance
• Nero DriveSpeed 3 Complete Optical Drive Control
• Nero RescueAgent Improved File Recovery
• Nero BurnRights Easily Deployable Burning Rights
• Nero InfoTool 5 Drive and Disc Analysis
• InCD 5 Packet Writing Solution
• SecurDisc Viewer View SecurDisc protected files

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Winamp is a free multimedia player made by Nullsoft. It supports numerous audio and video formats. It also plays streamed video and audio content, both live and recorded, authored worldwide. It has an extremely customizable media library, and allows you to rip and burn your favorite music CDs. Winamp has thousands of skins and plug-ins that allow you to change the look-and-feel of the player, as well as add new features. The player also has access to thousands of free songs, videos and online radio stations from SHOUTcast Radio and AOL Radio with XM.

Winamp 5.5, the 10th Anniversary Edition, adds a host of new features, including a new integrated user interface (Bento skin), support for album art, improved syncing with portable music players, new dynamic playlists, and an integrated browser for playing MP3 files from the Web.

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JetAudio is integrated multimedia software composed of a single compact rack.Not only does it play various music and video files, but it also has other features such as CD burning, recording, conversion to other file formats, and so on.

In addition to these features, you can create your own Internet broadcasting by using JetCast, which is provided withJetAudio. Play all major file formats and discs, including WAV, MP3, MP3Pro, OGG, WMA, MPG, AVI, WMV, MIDI, RM, and video, and audio CD.

Convert among audio file formats, and record analog audio to various formats. The program features Internet broadcasting with JetCast; visualization plug-ins, including Sound2Vision; tag editing for MP3, OGG, and WMA; various sound effects including wide, reverb, and x-bass; multichannel sound output; speed control of audio playback; crossfading for smooth transition between two songs; a skinnable user interface; synchronized lyrics display (karaoke) for MIDI and MP3 files; and subtitles.

Features

• Supports All Major File Formats
• Video Conversion
• Audio CD burning
• Recording
• Tag Editing
• Multi-channel sound output
• Crossfade
• Skin
• Subtitles
• Internet CD Database
• Convenient album management & Playlist
• Utilities
• Remote Controller
• Media Center Window
• Audio Conversion
• Audio CD Ripping
• Internet Broadcasting
• Various sound effects
• Speed Control
• Resume
• Synchronized Lyric (Karaoke)
• Alarm & Timer
• Equalizer
• Superb Crystal-Clear Sound
• Toolbar mode

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PowerDVD Ultra delivers the most extreme image performance for a movie player to date with complete support of the latest disc formats and optimization for high-definition graphics cards.

Features

High-Definition (HD) Video

• Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs - New movie features and vastly improved image detail
• High-definition format support - Playback of HD file formats H.264, HD MPEG-2, and WMV-HD
• Advanced display technologies - Exceptional support for widescreen monitors, including the latest content protection standards for digital connectors
• Hardware acceleration - Optimization for high-definition graphics processors from Intel, NVIDIA and ATI

Advanced Movie Inteactivity

• Interactive movie features - BD-J and iHD technology provides links to online content, games, and other disc extras
• Next-gen navigation - Overlayed menus, movie bookmarks, and zooming offer new ways to enjoy movie content
• Advanced content - Movie commentaries displayed in Picture-in-Picture mode let you watch a movie while referencing content like comments from actors and the director

Home Theater Audio in HD

• High-definition audio technologies - Pure high-definition audio with Dolby Digital Plus, TrueHD, DTS
• 8-channel surround sound - The ultimate home-theater audio support with true 7.1 channel Dolby Digital EX and 5.1 channel DTS
• Advanced audio effects - The feeling of surround sound quality via sound systems, headphones, and on notebook PCs, with technologies from Dolby, DTS, and CyberLink

Smart DVD Utilities & Advanced Controls

• Say-It-Again - Never miss a word with auto dialog looping
• Read-It-Clearly - Move subtitles from your movie screen
• See-it-All - Extend your notebook viewing time by saving power and auto-adjusting playback speed
• Freestyle controls - Choose from 5 UI modes, multiple skins, and colors

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Nero 8 - The Ultimate solution for Data, Video, Photo, Audio and BackUp! The redesign of the user interface improves the usability and makes Nero Burning ROM 8 the fastest to use ever. The access from Nero Burning ROM to the Nero Home database guarantees easy access to media files including advanced search options with Nero Scout. Nero 8 enables you to experience your digital media in completely new and innovative ways. With the addition of a Nero Home – media manager, you can now have the complete PC and TV experience. Nero 8 supports Blu-ray technology and gives you the ability to burn your data to BD-RE and BD-R (Blu-ray) media, which enables you to store enormous amounts of data (25-50 GB) onto a single disc.

Content of Nero 8 Download Package :

• Nero Mobile
• Nero Home
• Nero Scout
• Nero StartSmart
• Nero Burning ROM
• Nero Express
• Nero WaveEditor
• Nero SoundTrax
• Nero Vision
• Nero Recode
• Nero ShowTime
• Nero MediaHome
• Nero PhotoSnap
• Nero CoverDesigner
• Nero Toolkit
• Nero BackItUp
• InCD
• Nero SoundBox
• Nero ImageDrive

Updates included:

• Upload videos to Youtube, MySpace, and My Nero with one click
• Nero RescueAgent lets you restore deleted files and recover data from damaged discs.
• Run Nero DiscCopy gadget from the Windows Vista sidebar to copy discs with one click

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PowerDVD (from CyberLink) is a commercial video player and music player for Microsoft Windows and recently Turbolinux. It enables the viewing of DVD-Video movies on the user's PC. DVD-Video backups stored on hard disk (created using software such as DVD Decrypter) can also be played. The player can also be used with to play videos and audio/music files in other formats encoded with different codecs, for instance DivX, XviD, Windows Media Video video and MP3 and AAC audio. Newer versions also support full Blu-Ray and HD DVD playback with menus, with CPRM DRM support.

Supported video formats/codecs: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-2 HD (high-definition MPEG-2), DVD-Video, Mini-DVD, MPEG-4 ASP (like XviD and DivX, including DivX Pro), MPEG-4 AVC (H.264), WMV-HD, DVD-VR, DVD+VR

Supported audio formats/codecs: WAV, MP3, MP2, AAC, DVD-Audio, LPCM, MLP Lossless, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Digital EX, DTS 5.1, DTS Neo:6, DTS 96/24, DTS-ES Discrete

Video Playback

• InterActual Player Support
• Software Video Deinterlacing - ensures a smoother and clearer video image on progressive displays
• Dynamic Range Compression and SRS - offers modes suited to Quiet, Noisy and Normal listening environments
• A-B Repeat loops a scene set by users
• 9X Digital Zoom
• Closed captioning support provides closed captioning for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Dual Captions/Subtitles Display - supports the viewing of two subtitle languages at the same time
• Video Bookmarks enable quick access to a user's favorite movie scenes
• Resume playback - allows users to play a DVD from the last scene prior to stopping
• Screen snapshots can be captured with a user-defined aspect ratio
• External subtitle support allows playback via AVI, DivX and WMV files
  • (supports SRT, SUB, SSA, ASS, PSB, and SMI extensions)
• On-screen display (OSD) lets users define where video information is located
• Changeable skins let users change the look of their control panel
• Low Frequency Effects (LFE) mixes the LFE channel (bass) with front speaker channels
• Dolby Pro Logic IIx - 2.0 - 5.1 => 7.1 audio-channels expansion technology (upsample anything from 2.0 to 7.1 surround sound)
• "CyberLink Headphone" - Virtual surround sound on 2-channel (stereo) headphones
• "CyberLink Virtual Speaker" Virtual surround sound on 2-channel (stereo) speakers

Music Playback

• Karaoke mode - dampens music tracks to allow users to sing along with their Karaoke discs
• Audio pitch scaling - feature letting users adjust the pitch of video or audio files for fun, or adopt the tune to their voice for Karaoke discs.
• Audio equalizer presets add atmospheric effects with presets like techno, blues
• Audio visualizations - provides onscreen image effects while playing music

General Features

• UPnP Control Point (UPnP-client) - Play videos from any UPnP AV MediaServer device in your home network

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Ever since the very beginning in the year 2000, the BS.Player™ has been one of the world’s most popular video player. It is popular for many reasons, one however should be pointed out: BS.Player™ is the first movie player ever to enable its users to focus on watching the movie instead of dealing with poor computer capabilities or running around looking for a proper setting and codec. Also, it has very low CPU and RAM requirements.

Features

• Display subtitles - Support custom subtitles position, color, font, transparency,... Supported formats: MicroDVD, SubViewer, SubRip. The subtitles only appear on the computer monitor. Not on the television set hooked to the computer.
• Fully skinnable - Any shape, transparent skins...
• Resizable and borderless movie window
• Multilingual
• Drag-and-drop support
• Command line support
• Pan-scan and custom pan-scan option
• Custom aspect ratios
• Playlist support
• Resolution changing
• Frame capture
• AVI files with more than 2 audio streams supported (multilanguage)
• Support for OGM files, including more than 2 audio/video tracks, supports embedded subtitles/chapters
• External audio file supported
• External chapter file supported
• S/PDIF output supported for AC3 files (with Intervideo audio decoder)
• INI files
• Remote control support via WinLIRC
• Bookmarks
• Simple equalizer (DirectX 8 required)
• Playback rate (½×, 1×, 2×) and custom speed
• 3rd-party plugins
• Customizable Equalizer
• Support for Capture and Tuner devices (and Teletext support)
• Capture Video from capture device to file
• Integrated subtitle editor
• Network file buffering
• Support for Flash playback
• Improved subtitles
• Improved VMR9 support
• Sackmann PUT0 isn't supported
• Technical e-mail support
• DVD support (MPEG-2 codecs required)

Note: BS.Player freeware version came bundled with WhenU Spyware. However the Pro version which is featured in this post is a premium version which is completely free of spyware and any other threat so you need not worry.

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ACDSee Photo Manager is a comprehensive application ideal for acquiring, organizing, viewing, enhancing and sharing your images. With the image browser, you can find, organize, and preview images and media files on your computer, and you can efficiently acquire images from digital cameras, scanners, and other devices.

A full-featured image viewer and media player quickly generates high-quality displays of your images and media files. You can run slide shows, play embedded audio, and display multiple page images. ACDSee supports over 100 image and multimedia file formats. Also, ACDSee includes a wide variety of image editing tools you can use to create, edit and touch-up your digital images.

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PowerCinema is another one of those cools apps in Cyberlink's arsenal. It acts as an entertainment center for the digital home. It lets you integrate, watch, listen and schedule your video related tasks at ease. If you have a TV Tuner card, then this app is a must for you (and you can say goodbye to the crappy software that usually comes with TV Tuner cards).

Features

TV on the PC: schedule, record, and watch your favorite shows:

• Search for programs by name, category, and channel
• Schedule your PC to record shows while you´re out
• Catch up on the action of live TV shows even after they´ve started, with time-shift recording
• Record programs to DVD or hard disk
• Switch between channels, language settings, and subtitles

DVDs, Videos, Music, and Pictures: watch, listen, and enjoy:

• Play movie DVDs with Dolby Digital audio
• Watch widescreen movies in their true display ratio
• Sync music files with your portable media player
• Remove photo red-eyes, auto fix contrast and brightness
• Display photos as a slideshow with background music and transition effects

News and Weather, More Options:

• Access live weather and news information
• Change your interface colors and themes
• Expand functionality with packs for video editing, disc burning, and watching sports highlights
• Enrich the movie experience with the Advanced Audio Pack of home-theater technologies
• Get a remote control for the ultimate digital home experience

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Discover ACDSee Pro 2 Photo Manager, the most powerful software platform for viewing, processing, editing, organizing and publishing your photos.

Features

• Import Effortlessly
• Quickly view and browse your collection
• Catalog your photos effectively
• Develop and perfect your images
• Present your photos in the best light
• Protect and archive your work

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Nero 8 was due to be released later this month but thanks to P2P uploader 03tibro it's already out there on various P2P sites as well as on UseNet. But dont be so exited about Nero 8 because there are many signs which suggest that it's overhyped bloatware. The setup itself is 950MB (yes it's like installing an OS) and you'll find many unwanted gizmos such as indexing services embedded into it. Use a custom install and leave out the items which you dont need or wait for a Lite edition to come out.

  

Nero 8 gives you freedom when it comes to creating and editing your audio, video, and photo files. Edit vacation videos in High Definition (HD), create dynamic slide shows from family photos, and make a cool MP mix to take on the go. With a broad range of professional tools, innovative features, and cutting-edge technology, Nero 8 helps you get the most out of your audio, video, and photo files.

New in Version 8

• NEW easy-to-use and intuitive Nero StartSmart
• One-click import and share to/from online communities
• Playback on AVCHD and Blu-ray (BD-AV) video
• Backup files to CDs, DVD’s, HD DVDs and Blu-Ray discs
• Convert DVD Files to play on your iPod® or PSP™, and other portable devices
• Optimized for Windows Vista™

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BS.Player made by the Slovenian company Webteh is a media player for Windows 2000 and XP that plays back many kinds of multimedia files (including AVI, MPEG, Ogg, Matroska, ASF, QuickTime, MP4, WAV...) and specializes in video and audio playback. A notable difference between BS Player and other similar media players is the low CPU power and memory that BS Player consumes.

Features 

• Display subtitles - Support custom subtitles position, color, font, transparency,... Supported formats: MicroDVD, SubViewer, SubRip. The subtitles only appear on the computer monitor. Not on the television set hooked to the computer.
• Fully skinnable - Any shape, transparent skins...
• Resizable and borderless movie window
• Multilingual
• Drag-and-drop support
• Command line support
• Pan-scan and custom pan-scan option
• Custom aspect ratios
• Playlist support
• Resolution changing
• Frame capture
• AVI files with more than 2 audio streams supported (multilanguage)
• Support for OGM files, including more than 2 audio/video tracks, supports embedded subtitles/chapters
• External audio file supported
• External chapter file supported
• S/PDIF output supported for AC3 files (with Intervideo audio decoder)
• INI files
• Remote control support via WinLIRC
• Bookmarks
• Simple equalizer (DirectX 8 required)
• Playback rate (½×, 1×, 2×) and custom speed
• 3rd-party plugins
• Customizable Equalizer
• Support for Capture and Tuner devices (and Teletext support)
• Capture Video from capture device to file
• Integrated subtitle editor
• Network file buffering
• Support for Flash playback
• Improved subtitles
• Improved VMR9 support
• Technical e-mail support
• DVD support (MPEG-2 codecs required)
• Free one year subscription upgrade

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RealPlayer, briefly known also as RealOne Player, is a cross-platform media player by RealNetworks that plays a number of multimedia formats including MP3, MPEG-4, QuickTime, Windows Media and multiple versions of proprietary RealAudio and RealVideo codecs.

Features

• Media Browser based on Internet Explorer which allows web browsing while playing media.
• Playlist editor similar to other media players, supporting "drag and drop" and playlist randomize.
• Theater Mode (full screen mode) video playback. The paid version offers a skinnable Toolbar Mode which uses less desktop space.
• Visualizations - graphical animations or "light shows". Five are included with RealPlayer set-up. Others are available from RealNetworks, including a 3D Visualization Plug-In Surreal.FX.
• Continuous Play (Loop multiple songs) and Shuffle Play (Play tracks randomly).
• Stay on top while playing option.
• Favorites menu to save and recall media locations for files or streams.
• Equalizer and Video controls. Crossfade and Gapless playback are included in RealPlayer Plus.
• Media library allows organization of media through track tagging and editing. The Premium version adds Audio Converter to convert between RealMedia, MP3, AAC, Windows Media, and WAV formats, and others.
• Recording audio, (RealPlayer Plus only) which records audio via a sound card.
• LivePause pauses streaming video clips without having to stop the buffering.
• Version 10.5 included Harmony technology, making the Music Store compatible with iPod and Windows Media DRM-compatible players.
• Both the basic and the plus version can burn CDs. The current burning technology is powered by NPI; formerly it was powered by Adaptec (Roxio). The free version can burn audio and data CDs; the premium version burns MP3 CDs.
• CD ripping into AAC (in MP4) (32 kbit/s - 320 kbit/s) (default), Real Audio 10 (32 kbit/s - 320 kbit/s), MP3 (32 kbit/s - 320 kbit/s), Real Audio Lossless, WAV (1411 kbit/s), Windows Media Audio (Requires Windows Media Player 10 installed) (64 kbit/s - 192 kbit/s) formats.

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Winamp is a multimedia player made by Nullsoft. It is skinnable, multi-format freeware. It also now plays streamed video content, both live and recorded, authored worldwide. Winamp 5 includes support for classic Winamp skins and Winamp 3 (Modern) skins; a fancy new Modern skin; the same classic skin for people who want the Winamp 2 feel; a vastly more powerful media library; CD-ripping support (AAC@2x in the Free version, MP3 at unlimited speeds in the Pro version); CD-burning support (limited to 6x in the free version); advanced title-formatting logic for file types that support it; huge AVS updates; support for playback of AAC and VP6 in NSV files/streams; global hot-key support; a new Signal Processing Studio DSP plug-in; options for disabling plug-in exception-handling for developers; a new Winamp icon; and the addition of XP manifest.xml to winamp.exe.

Changelog

• Improved: Current translation support of core strings and dialogs
• Improved: Correct theming of tabbed dialogs on WinXP+
• Improved: Various misc tweaks/improvements
• Fixed: More tabbing fixes in UI and Preferences
• Fixed: [in_cdda] CDDB crash with non-English characters in user path
• Fixed: [in_cdda] Gapless playback of mix CDs with Sonic Engine
• Fixed: [in_flac] Genre field truncated in Flac Editor
• Fixed: [in_mp3] Incompatibility with musicbrainz tags
• Fixed: [in_mp3] Long stream urls truncated in Alt+3 dialog
• Fixed: [in_mp3] Tracklength not showing for mp3's with large embedded coverart
• Fixed: [in_mp4] MP4 file parsing buffer overflow vulnerability
• Fixed: [in_vorbis] Cancel button in Vorbis Editor
• Fixed: [in_vorbis] Tabbing in Vorbis Editor
• Fixed: [in_wm] Artist and Title fields reversed in WMA Editor
• Fixed: [in_wm] Crash when attempting to play malformed ASX playlists
• Fixed: [ml_local] NOTHAS and != with empty fields
• Fixed: [ml_wire] (4294967295%) in sc wire downloads
• Fixed: [ml_wire] Podcast downloading bug (uninitialized variable error)
• Fixed: [pmp_p4s] Crash on sync/transfers
• Updated: [gen_jumpex] Jump To File Extra v0.99.1b

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Nero 7 - The Ultimate solution for Data, Video, Photo, Audio and BackUp! The redesign of the user interface improves the usability and makes Nero Burning ROM 7 the fastest to use ever. The access from Nero Burning ROM to the Nero Home database guarantees easy access to media files including advanced search options with Nero Scout. Nero 7 Premium enables you to experience your digital media in completely new and innovative ways. With the addition of a Nero Home media manager, you can now have the complete PC and TV experience. Whether you want to access your media files from the comfort of your living room, or complete digital media projects on your PC, Nero 7 Premium is all you need. Now, with more features than ever before, this powerful software can transform your digital photos into professional animated slideshows, backup all of your valuable data, manage or search your media files, edit video or photos, create DVDs (including menus), and stream your files over a media server, and compress files to take on the go.
Nero 7 Premium supports Blu-ray technology and gives you the ability to burn your data to BD-RE and BD-R (Blu-ray) media, which enables you to store enormous amounts of data (25-50 GB) onto a single disc.

New in version 7.9.6.0

• HD ready
• High Definition content on a normal DVD burner
• Support for Blu-ray Disc recording (BD-AV)
• HD DVD playback supportHome Entertainment
• Xbox 360™ streaming
• iPod® features
• Increased data security with SecurDisc™
• Nero DiscCopy
• Vista look and feel

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VLC Media player is known as 'the thing that plays everything, and it's not false. It will play every multimedia file format which you can find on the net. It even plays KVCD images on the fly. Above all, it is highly customizable and feature rich. The fact that it being an open source project helps these aspects greatly. 

Features

• Ability to play the video content of incomplete, unfinished, or damaged video downloads before the files have been fully downloaded. For example, files simultaneously downloading through BitTorrent or eMule.

• Ability to use libcdio to access .iso files so that the user can play files on a disk image, even if the user's operating system does not have the capability of working directly with .iso images.

• VLC supports all codecs and all file formats supported by FFmpeg. This means that DVD Video and MPEG-4 playback as well as support for Ogg and Matroska (MKV) file formats work "out of the box".

• VLC media player has some filters that can distort, rotate, split, deinterlace, mirror videos, create display walls, or add a logo. It can also produce video output as ASCII art.

• VLC media player can play high definition recordings of D-VHS tapes duplicated to a computer using CapDVHS.exe. This offers another way to archive all D-VHS tapes with the DRM copy freely tag.

• Through a simple FireWire connection from cable boxes to computers, VLC streams live unencrypted content to a monitor or HDTV.

• On Microsoft Windows, VLC also supports the Direct Media Object (DMO) framework and can therefore make use of some third-party DLLs.

Readable formats

Input

UDP/RTP unicast or multicast, HTTP, FTP, MMS, DVDs, VCD, SVCD, CD Audio, DVB (Only Linux), Video acquisition (via V4l and DirectShow), RSS/Atom Feeds, and from files stored on your computer.

Container formats

3gp, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, MOV, MP4, NUT, Ogg, OGM, Wav, MPEG-2 (ES,PS,TS,PVA,MP3), AIFF, Raw audio, Raw DV, FLAC

Video codecs

Cinepak, DV, H.263, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, HuffYUV, Indeo 3, MJPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2, RealVideo, Sorenson, Theora, VC-1, VP5, VP6, WMV

Subtitles

DVD, SVCD, DVB, OGM, Substation Alpha, Advanced Substation Alpha, MPEG-4 Timed Text, Text files, Vobsub, MPL2 , Teletext

Audio codecs

AAC, AC3, ALAC, AMR, DTS, DV Audio, FLAC, MACE, MP3, QDM2/QDMC, RealAudio, Shorten, Speex, Vorbis, WMA

Output formats for streaming/encoding

VLC can transcode into several formats depending on the operating system.

Container formats

ASF, AVI, FLV, MP4, Ogg, Wav, MPEG-2 (ES, PS, TS, PVA, MP3), MPJPEG, FLAC

Video codecs

H.263, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, MJPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 Part 2, VP5, VP6, Theora, RealVideo, DV

Audio codecs

AAC, AC3, DV Audio, FLAC, MP3 ^[15], Speex, Vorbis

Streaming protocols

UDP, HTTP, RTP, MMS, File

How to get it:

This is available as a direct download. No crack needed coz it's free.

Get VLC player 0.8.6b Final:

Download Now! (Direct Download - 8.9MB)

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Helix Powered RealPlayer is the all-in-one digital media player that lets you find anything and play everything. This popular streaming-media player offers improved video controls and access to 3200 radio stations. It now includes an option during setup to install the Real Toolbar for Internet Explorer (which we recommend not to install coz IE Toolbars = Crap).
With this version you get an improved graphic equalizer and media services, including a radio tuner and an artist and music guide. Meanwhile, the Take 5 news service can offer you daily sports updates. A new contextual video search helps you find interviews with your favorite artists. The RealPlayer music store lets you buy music files. Finally, you can use the software to transfer files to CDs and portable devices.

Features

• Media Browser based on Internet Explorer which allows web browsing while playing media.
• Playlist editor similar to other media players, supporting "drag and drop" and playlist randomize.
• Theater Mode (full screen mode) video playback. The paid version offers a skinnable Toolbar Mode which uses less desktop space.
• Visualizations - graphical animations or "light shows". Five are included with RealPlayer set-up. Others are available from RealNetworks, including a 3D Visualization Plug-In Surreal.FX.
• Continuous Play (Loop multiple songs) and Shuffle Play (Play tracks randomly).
• Stay on top while playing option.
• Favorites menu to save and recall media locations for files or streams.
• Equalizer and Video controls. Crossfade and Gapless playback are included in RealPlayer Plus.
• Media library allows organization of media through track tagging and editing. The Premium version adds Audio Converter to convert between RealMedia, MP3, AAC, Windows Media, and WAV formats, and others.
• Recording audio, (RealPlayer Plus only) which records audio via a sound card.
• LivePause pauses streaming video clips without having to stop the buffering.
• Version 10.5 included Harmony technology, making the Music Store compatible with iPod and Windows Media DRM-compatible players.
• Both the basic and the plus version can burn CDs. The current burning technology is powered by NPI; formerly it was powered by Adaptec (Roxio). The free version can burn audio and data CDs; the premium version burns MP3 CDs.
• CD ripping into AAC (in MP4) (32 kbps - 320 kbps)(default), Real Audio 10 (32 kbps - 320 kbps), MP3 (32 kbps - 320 kbps), Real Audio Lossless, WAV (1411Kbps), Windows Media Audio (Requires Windows Media Player 10 installed) (64 kbps - 192 kbps) formats.

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JetAudio is integrated multimedia software made of a single compact rack. Not only does it play various music and video files, it also has features such as CD burning, recording, and conversion to other file formats... JetAudio 7 incorporates an all-new album manager, bookmarking a current position in the song and a Repeat Playlist feature. It also has a new balloon tooltip feature which supports a MSN messenger style display. Version 7 also includes support for many other file types such as 3G2, AAC, AC3, MKA, OFR, OFS, RMVB, SVD, TP, TRP, TS.

Key Features:  

• Supports All Major File Formats
• Audio CD burning
• Recording
• Tag Editing
• Multi-channel sound ouput
• Crossfade
• Skin
• Subtitles
• Internet CD Database
• Convenient album management & Playlist
• Utilities
• Conversion
• Audio CD Ripping
• Internet Broadcasting
• Various sound effects
• Speed Control
• Resume
• Synchronized Lyric (Karaoke)
• Alarm & Timer
• Equalizer
• Superb Crystal-Clear Sound

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Nullsoft Winamp is a fast, flexible, high-fidelity music player for Windows. Winamp supports MP3, CD, Audiosoft, Audio Explosion, MOD, WAV and other audio formats, custom appearances called skins, plus audio visualization and audio effect plug-ins. Winamp 5 comes in three versions. Lite and Full are freeware, and Pro requires registration. The Lite version has far less functionality (largely supplementable with plugins) while still replicating most of Winamp 2's feature set in a far smaller installer. The Full version offers a richer feature set, excluding only music ripping and CD burning (available in the Pro version).

(Picture: Winamp 5 featuring the popular MMD3 skin)

Features (Pro version):

• MIDI, MOD, MP1, MP2, MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, WAV, WMA, Chiptunes and many other audio formats supported.
• AVI support, which is played through the appropriate DirectShow filters installed on the user's system; MPEG; and NSV (Nullsoft Streaming Video).
• Plug-in support for additional input and output formats, sound effects (via DSP plugins), and visual effects (notably Advanced Visualization Studio, or AVS, and MilkDrop).
• Support for both Winamp 2's "classic" skins and Winamp3's more flexible "modern" skins(via official plugin provided in "Full" install).
• Freely available access to many types of streaming media, including:
  • Internet radio and Internet television (via the SHOUTcast technology).
  • XM Satellite Radio.
  • Music Tracks.
  • Music Videos (not available in all territories).
  • AOL Video Content.
  • In2TV classic television programs.
  • SHOUTcast Wire (podcast directory and subscription functionality).
  • Singingfish audio/video search engine.
• Support for ripping data from audio CDs, optionally with CD-TEXT, into MP3 or AAC formats, a feature enhanced in Winamp Pro.
• Support for burning music to CDs, a feature enhanced in Winamp Pro.
• True alpha channel (per-pixel transparency).
• Support for winshade mode as well as docking, which allows Winamp to operate as an always-on-top media bar.
• Support 5.1 Surround where formats and decoders allow.
• Support Gapless playback for MP3 and AAC.
• Replay Gain support.
• Support Unicode metadata for media files.
• Extendable Portable media player support, currently offering device plugins for:
  • Apple iPod.
  • Creative NOMAD Jukebox.
  • Microsoft PlaysForSure.
  • Mass Storage Compliant devices.
  • ActiveSync devices, such as those running Windows Mobile.
• Support Global hotkeys.
• Customized install options packaged with NSIS.
• 24-bit playback.
• Format conversion (transcoding).

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